The Power County Hospital is diverting new patients to other hospitals, said Hospital Administrator Dallas Clinger on Wednesday, Sept. 22. At the time of writing, the hospital is at capacity. The hospital has the staff to care for seven patients,…
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Emergency services chief recommends keeping compensated volunteers for ambulance district
District looking for staff, volunteers In the face of decreasing volunteer emergency personnel, a state study has recommended that Power County EMS switch to only using a full- and part-time paid staff. However, Emergency Medical Services Chief Di Jones told…
Time for schools to require masks
Dear Randy Jensen and District 381 School Board members, The time is now to take action against the spread of Covid infections in our schools by requiring masks indoors. All staff that contacts our students should also be required to…
Jerry D. Rowe
1932-2021 — 89 years Jerry D. Rowe, beloved husband, brother, father and grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 at his home at Foxtail Senior Living Center in Eagle, ID. He was born at home on April 24, 1932,…
Lawana Coppock
Lawana Rae Coppock, 66, American Falls, ID, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. She was born in Blackfoot, ID, to Junior and Elona Tubbs. She married Gary Coppock and they had one son Jason. Lawana is…
David Halverson
David Edwin Halverson, 60, passed away of natural causes on Monday, Sept. 13. He was born on July 31, 1961, in Kennewick, WA. He grew up in American Falls, ID, and graduated from American Falls High School. He worked 42…
Donna Mae Corbridge, 91
Donna Mae Corbridge, 91, passed away Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at her home in Aberdeen, ID, surrounded by her family. Donna was born Sept. 26, 1929 in Belle Fourche, SD, to John Merideth and Lavera Lillian Limbach Hantz. She attended…
AFHS cross country runs at Magic Mountain Invitational
The American Falls High School cross country team ran at the Magic Mountain Invitational in Kimberly on Thursday, Sept. 16. Andrew Thompson took ninth place with a time of 23:17. … Read the full story and more in the paper…
James Thomas Tibor
December 15, 1938 – August 31, 2021 James Thomas Tibor (Tim) was born in Dickinson, ND, to Thomas and Minnie Tibor. The family moved to American Falls, ID, in 1939 and Jim attended school there and graduated high school in…
Eight candidates come out for three seats on A.F. council, Sorensen and Beitia run for mayor position
Eight candidates come out for three seats on A.F. council, Sorensen and Beitia run for mayor position Plenty of candidates have thrown in their hat for seats on the American Falls City Council. The three incumbents on the council whose…